Roosevelt football knocks off Northridge to lead the Prep Roundup for Oct. 26

Johnstown — Roosevelt scored early and never looked back in a 46-0 win over Northridge Friday.

Northridge coach Jeff Fulton said the Grizzlies held their own on the defensive end but couldn’t get anything going offensively.

“We just struggled on offense,” Fulton said. “We’ve been trying to push it, trying to push it, and we just can’t get over the hump.”

The Grizzlies (1-3 Class 3A North Valley League, 1-8 overall) will end their season Friday, playing for pride in a game against Thompson Valley.

“We have every reason to play well next week,” Fulton said. “It’s going to be a long offseason. Getting a win on the last night of the seniors’ careers is important to us.”

Roosevelt (2-2, 3-6) closes its season next week Friday against Niwot.

NHS 0 0 0 0 — 0

RHS 17 7 14 8 — 46

Platte Valley 54, Brush 27: In Kersey, Platte Valley scored early and often to finish the season undefeated and win the Class 2A Patriot League East.

It was the second-straight year the Broncos ran the table in the regular season and won their conference.

“We had some bumps along the way,” Platte Valley coach Troy Hoffman said. “But they persevered and executed all season. I’m really proud of the fact this class finished off two seasons in a row undefeated.”

The Broncos (5-0 Patriot League East, 9-0 overall) are ranked No. 4 in CHSAA’s Class 2A RPI and will find out Monday who their opponent will be next week.

“We have a few things to fix on defense,” Hoffman said. “But I told the kids, ‘Don’t focus on anything negative tonight. Just enjoy it.’ ”

Dayspring Christian 54, Akron 24: In Akron, the Eagles put on an offensive showcase to guarantee themselves a playoff spot.

The Eagles put up 54 points on 509 yards of total offense. Quarterback Christian Still threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns.

“I told the kids, ‘it’s do or die. Either win this one or turn in your uniforms,’ ” Eagles coach Mick Holmes said. “And the kids played their hearts out.”

Dayspring (4-2 Class 1A 8-man Plains League, 4-4 overall) Coach Mick Holmes credits his offensive and defensive coordinators, Ben Fusco and Todd Welch, for the gameplan they came up with on both sides of the ball.

“It just went exactly the way we wanted it to,” Holmes said. “If we wrote a script, we couldn’t have written it any better than this.”

On the season, the Eagles rebounded from an 0-3 start to win four of their next five.